Tim Jennings biography
Date of birth : 1983-12-24
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Orangeburg, South Carolina
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-01-06
Credited as : Football player NFL, cornerback for the Chicago Bears, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
0 votes so far
NFL Career:
Played in 53 games at cornerback (21 starts) in four seasons with Indianapolis... Collected 157 tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries... Recorded 4 INTs and 25 PBUs... Added 29 career special teams tackles... Posted multi-INT seasons in each of the past two years... Super Bowl Champion with the Colts in 2006.
2009 SEASON: Appeared in 15 games, making 5 starts for the Colts... Credited with 56 tackles (41 solo)... Matched a career-high with 2 INTs and had 10 PBUs... Added 8 special teams stops.
2008 - Appeared in 16 games, starting the final 12 at CB... Posted 74 tackles (56 solo), 2 INTs, 8 PBUs, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries... Also had 4 special teams tackles (2 solo)... Collected double-digit tackles on two occasions... Started at RCB in Wild Card Playoffs at SD (1/3), posting 7 tackles (6 solo) and a forced fumble.
2007 - Started 4 of 11 games played at DB... Spent time as reserve DB and on special teams... Credited with 25 tackles (21 solo), 7 PBUs and a forced fumble... Ranked third on the team with 13 special teams tackles... Played in Divisional Playoffs vs. SD (1/13), posting 2 tackles and 1 PBU.
2006 - Appeared in 11 games as reserve DB and special teams player... Recorded 2 tackles and 4 special teams stops.
College:
Three-year starter at Georgia, who opened 34-of-50 games... Finished career with 170 tackles (127 solo), 10 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries, 27 PBUs and 10 INTs... Started 12 games as senior and was named all-SEC first-team by AP and The NFL Draft Report... Posted 56 tackles (45 solo), 1.0 sack, a FF, a FR, 4 PBUs and 4 INT, including one returned for a TD... Started 12 games as junior, collecting 37 tackles (28 solo), 9 PBUs and 2 INTs... Started 7-of-12 games as sophomore, gathering 45 tackles (36 solo), 11 PBUs and 1 INT... Started 3 of 14 games as freshman, collecting 32 tackles (18 solo), a FR, 3 PBUs and 3 INTs, including one returned for a TD... Named second-team freshman All-America and first-team freshman all-SEC by The Sporting News... Also named to all-SEC freshman team by league coaches... Majored in recreation and leisure studies.
Personal:
Born in Orangeburg, S.C. ...Attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson H.S. ... Posted 65 tackles (45 solo) and 8 INTs as senior... Also scored 3 TDs receiving, 4 KOR and 2 PR for TDs... All-state selection by Associated Press and was all-region Defensive Player-of-the-Year... Selected to play in Shrine Bowl...Cousin of former New York Jets DB-Donnie Abraham.